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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF CHARLES SOLUDO ." <profcharlessoludo66@msn.com>
Reply-To: ccsoludo18@yahoo.pl
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:35:54 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

                 CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
            TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA

 

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
FOREIGN /CONTRACT PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO

CONGRATULATION
17/01/2006

 

ATTN: SIR/ MADAM                           

                                   

                                IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT

 

                        CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA(FGN)your name and your company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments. I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is us$45.7million dollars(forty five million seven hundredthousand united states
dollars). Please re-confirm to me if this is Onlinewith what you have in=your record and also re-confirm to me the followings

1) Your full name........................................................
2) Phone, fax and mobile...............................................................
3) company name,position and address.........................................................
4) Profession,age merital status.................................................

As soon as this informations are received,the payment will be made to you through your certified bank, by the central bank of Nigeria .

 

Good- Lock 

Prof Charles Soludo.
Executive Governor,Central  Bank Of Nigeria.

 

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